Category Archives: Members Notices

The theme for the Clubs 2019 Calendar is “Fife”, which is the same as last year. If you would like to create a painting in any medium on this theme for possible inclusion in the calendar, please submit your work or a good quality digital photo of it by 13th June latest to Irma Brown or Roy McGowan at the club. Note also that if you prefer not to do so yourself, you can have your work photographed at the club (on Wednesdays) in the lead up to the submission date.

The painting should be A4 in size (or equivalent proportions ), unframed (to avoid photographic glare/reflection from glass), and in landscape format. A selection process, which will be by members votes will decide which pictures will feature in the 2019 calendar. Please see Irma or Roy if you need further information.

If you intend exhibiting at our Carnegie Library Exhibition (from 30 June) and your painting meets the above criteria you could if you wish use that painting as your Calendar entry !

Following the success of the 2018 Calendar, the club intends to go ahead with production of a 2019 Dunfermline Art Club Calendar. It is intended that this will again be produced in-house and printed commercially. The outlay on printing expenses will be reimbursed to the Club from the proceeds of Calendar sales. The theme for the 2019 Calendar is “Fife” (same as last year). So, if you would like to create a painting in any medium on this theme for possible inclusion in the calendar, please submit your work or a good quality digital photo of it by 13th June latest to Irma Brown or Roy McGowan at the club.

The painting should be A4 in size (or equivalent proportions ), unframed (to avoid photographic glare/reflection from glass), and in landscape format. A selection process ,which will be by members votes will decide which pictures will feature in the 2019 calendar. Please see Irma or Roy if you need further information.

If you intend exhibiting at our Carnegie Library Exhibition (from 30 June) and your painting meets the above criteria you could if you wish use that painting as your Calendar entry !

This is a reminder that the start time for the Club Christmas Dinner in the Pitbauchlie House Hotel on Tuesday 5th December is 6.30pm for 7.00pm.

The Club Christmas Dinner will be held again this year in the Pitbauchlie House Hotel, Dunfermline on Tuesday 5th December, (6.30pm for 7.00pm). Club members, together with spouse / partner, are welcome at a cost of £24.50 per person. Will all members wishing to attend, please add names to the list posted on the club Notice Board or alternatively give confirmation to Nancy Aitken. In order to secure the booking, a deposit of £10 per person should be paid to Nancy by Wednesday 27th September (either cheque or cash please), with the final balance payable by 15th November. You can navigate to view the Menu by clicking on the Pitbauchlie House Hotel link highlighted above. It’s the “Festive Dinner” option.

Additionally, if anyone has any special dietary requirements which need be catered for, please make these known when making your reservation.

Now that September has arrived, the new season’s membership fees fall due. The annual fee for 2017-18 will remain at £35 and becomes payable as from Friday 1st September 2017.

We feel sure you will agree that the membership fee provides extremely good value. As well as 50 weeks’ of Club meetings in a very sociable environment, members also have the opportunity to exhibit work in the Clubs Gallery in Unit 22 of the Kingsgate Shopping Centre, and have their work featured in two major exhibitions and other events each year.

Payment of fees may be by cash or personal cheque made payable to Dunfermline Art Club. Committee Members will be on hand at the club to receive and record payment and issue your new membership card. Arrangements to make payment directly to the clubs account via the Treasurer are also available if preferred.

1.  There will be a maximum of three paintings per artist (artists should already have entered their intention to submit paintings in the book on the Exhibitions Table below the notice board.
Paintings and browser items for the event may be brought to the studio on Tuesday evening 5th Sept or Wednesday 6th Sept during club opening hours. A temporary area for the safe storage of the paintings will be created in the studio.
2.  Paintings can also be delivered to the Community Centre between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Friday 8th Sept . These will be stored in the snooker room overnight.
3.  Paintings should be uplifted after the exhibition between 4 p.m.and 5 p.m. on Saturday 9th September. If not collected, they will be placed in the studio area but must be uplifted as soon as possible thereafter.
4.  Normal club standards for the hanging of pictures apply. Do not forget to fill in the entry forms which are available in the folders on the table below the Exhibitions notice board. Completed forms should be placed in the red folder on the same table. Closing time for notification of entries is 3 p.m.Wednesday 6th September.
5.  No hanging fees are being charged for paintings.

The 2017 Club AGM will be held in the club premises at Townhill on Tuesday 22nd August at 7 p.m. The Agenda is as follows:

ITEM 1. WELCOME AND APOLOGIES
ITEM 2. MINUTESOF PREVIOUS AGM
ITEM 3. MATTERS ARISING FROM PREVIOUS MINUTES
ITEM 4. PRESIDENT’S REPORT
ITEM 5. SECRETARY’S REPORT
ITEM 6. TREASURER’S REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET
ITEM 7. GALLERY CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT
ITEM 8. WEBSITE ADMINISTRATOR’S REPORT
ITEM 9. EXHIBITION CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT
ITEM 10. PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATOR’S REPORT
ITEM 11. ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS
ITEM 12. ELECTION OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
ITEM 13. PROPOSED NEW CONSTITUION TO CONFORM WITH OSCR RECOMMENDATIONS
ITEM 14. WINTER EXHIBITION MONDAY 20th NOVEMBER TO SUNDAY 26th NOVEMBER 2017
ITEM 15. ANY OTHER PERTINENT BUSINESS
ITEM 16. DATE OF NEXT AGM – PROPOSED TUESDAY 21st AUGUST 2018

Voting to select the paintings which will feature in the Club Calendar for 2018 will be on 11th and 12th July at Townhill where photographs of of all the entries will be displayed. Arrangements are as follows: